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UVM Geologist’s Greenland Research Gaining International Attention

A paper published in the journal Science whose lead author is from the University of Vermont has gained international attention over the past week.

University of Vermont geologist Paul Bierman led an international team of scientists that found strong evidence that the Greenland Ice Sheet has persisted much longer than previously known, enduring through many past periods of global warming. The team, which reported its discovery in the April 17 issue of the journal, found organic soil that has been frozen to the bottom of the ice sheet for 2.7 million years.